The UAE Tour () are road cycling stage races in the United Arab Emirates, created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. A men's event was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. A women's event was first held in 2023 as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Both races have been won three times – the men's race by Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar, and the women's race by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini. The race is owned by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the Giro d'Italia and Giro d'Italia Women.
History The Dubai Tour was first held in 2014, with the Abu Dhabi Tour first held in 2015. The Abu Dhabi Tour joined the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017. In September 2018, the organisers of both races announced their intent to merge, resulting in the UAE Tour, a longer race that would use stages from both events.
The first edition of the race took place between 24 February and 2 March 2019 as part of the 2019 UCI World Tour. The 2020 UAE Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last two stages cancelled and teams quarantined before being able to leave the country.
Women's race In January 2023, organisers announced that a women's race would be held for the first time, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. This was first staged over 4 days in early February 2023, prior to the men's race. Owing to crosswinds, stage 2 of the 2025 edition had an average speed of , making it the fastest ever UCI Women's World Tour stage.
Route Both races use similar stages to that of the Abu Dhabi Tour and Dubai Tour – a combination of flat sprint stages and mountain stages using climbs such as Jebel Jais and Jebel Hafeet. Stages in the open desert can be affected by crosswinds. In the men's race, a time trial is also usually part of the route, with the 2019 and 2023 editions featuring a team time trial.
The Jebel Jais climb is usually considered the queen stage of the race, with of climbing at 5%, with some 7% in the last .
Winners
Elite Men Years General classification Points classification Sprints classification Young rider classification 2019 Primož Roglič () Elia Viviani () not awarded David Gaudu () 2020 Adam Yates () Caleb Ewan () Veljko Stojnić () Tadej Pogačar () 2021 Tadej Pogačar () David Dekker () Tony Gallopin () Tadej Pogačar () 2022 Tadej Pogačar () Jasper Philipsen () Dmitry Strakhov () Tadej Pogačar () 2023 Remco Evenepoel () Tim Merlier () Edward Planckaert () Remco Evenepoel () 2024 Lennert Van Eetvelt () Tim Merlier () Mark Stewart () Lennert Van Eetvelt () 2025 Tadej Pogačar () Jonathan Milan () Đorđe Đurić () Iván Romeo () 2026 Isaac del Toro () Jonathan Milan () Silvan Dillier () Isaac del Toro ()
Wins per country Wins Country 4 2 1
Elite Women Years General classification Points classification Sprints classification Young rider classification 2023 Elisa Longo Borghini () Charlotte Kool () Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka () Gaia Realini () 2024 Lotte Kopecky () Lorena Wiebes () Lotte Kopecky () Neve Bradbury ()2025 Elisa Longo Borghini () Lorena Wiebes () Lara Gillespie () Antonia Niedermaier ()2026 Elisa Longo Borghini () Lorena Wiebes () Sara Luccon () Eleonora Ciabocco ()
Wins per country Wins Country 3 1
See also Dubai Tour, predecessor event held from 2014 to 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour, predecessor event held from 2015 to 2017
References
External links Official website